Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZXEWEB3YAG18996 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 24, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 8, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZXEWEB3YAG18996
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2000
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
2FZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XEWEB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
G18996

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
STERLING TRUCK

Prefix basis · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L9500 series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 24, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0E & M CONCRETE INC 3096288ZB64978/NC
Apr 13, 2026NCII · Walk-around0EAST POINTE TRANSPORT INC 2480448ZB64978/NC
Mar 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0EAST POINTE TRANSPORT INC 2480448ZB66502/NC
Jan 19, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0EAST POINTE TRANSPORT INC 2480448ZB66502/NC
Jan 11, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0EAST POINTE TRANSPORT INC 2480448ZB66502/NC
Aug 24, 2023NCII · Walk-around0EAST POINTE TRANSPORT INC 2480448ZB66502/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & M CONCRETE INC3096288Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261NC
EAST POINTE TRANSPORT INC2480448Aug 24, 2023Apr 13, 20265NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZB64978NC1E & M CONCRETE INCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
ZB64978NCEAST POINTE TRANSPORT INCApr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261
ZB66502NCEAST POINTE TRANSPORT INCAug 24, 2023Mar 12, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026